Sacred Heart Church, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh BT94 1EN
Details
Accessibility
There are steps up to the main church entrance but the side entrance on the right, from front, has no steps. Disability toilet is on the right just inside the side entrance. The entrance to the nearby Garden of Celtic Saints has no steps.
Brief description
Devenish Parish is one of a total of thirty seven parishes in the Diocese of Clogher. It is situated to the East of Lower Lough Erne in the North of County Fermanagh. The parish includes at least twenty islands of various sizes. A portion in the North East of the Parish lies in Co. Tyrone. There are over eight hundred households in the parish.
The Parish gets its name from Devenish Island which lies in the Parish. Devenish is one of Ireland’s most famous monasteries. It lies two and a half miles north of Enniskillen and was founded by St. Molaise in the sixth century. The monastic site contains one of the finest round towers in Ireland. The parish name changed several times in its history. In the eighteenth century it was known as “Derryvullen” (see Diocese of Clogher Parochial Records Vol 2 1920 by J E McKenna). In the early 1830’s the name changed to “Whitehill” because the Parish Priest’s house was adjacent to St. Molaise church in the town land of Whitehill South. The present name of “Devenish” was adopted in 1955.
Priest of the Parish: Father Kevin Duffy P.P.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvinestown
Website
https://www.devenishparishirvinestown.com/
Phone
028 686 21856 - Emergency Contact: 07493825108
https://www.devenishparishirvinestown.com/
Address
Sacred Heart Church, Lisnarick Road, Irvinestown BT94 1EX Co. Fermanagh
Opening times
Parish Office Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 9.30am – 1.30pm. Tel: 028 686 28600. The church itself is usually open daily, throughout the whole day.
Directions
Irvinestown is 85 miles/136km southwest of Belfast. Take the M1 motorway from Belfast, continue to the end of M1 at Ballygawley, then take the A5. At the signpost for Irvinestown turn left on to the Greenmount Road and this will take you to Irvinestown. Travel time by car is approximately 1hr 35minutes.
Transport
By road as above, or catch the no. 83 bus from Belfast's Europa Bus Station - this will take 3hrs 15min and cost around £17.
Nearby Venues
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Travel Information
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Location
Nearest Venues
Irvinestown Library, County Fermanagh
372 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.